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SEOUL, KR — (02-26-23) — South Korea' Supreme Court ruled in favor of LGBTQ+ couples in a landmark ruling that says spousal coverage under the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) should be applied equally to both LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ couples. “The plaintiff and his partner are both male, but they agreed to recognize each other [...]
LAS VEGAS — (09-11-22) — Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services released its new study showing that more than 18 percent of previously abused LBGT residents had reported an increase in domestic violence during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study shows that those living in the South and those with moderate [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (05-09-22) — LGBT advocates and legal experts are warning that the overturning of the 1973 landmark Roe v Wade decision could lead to the conservative packed supreme court to revisit and overturn same-sex marriage. Not only that...advocates are concerned over the for LGBT Americans’ mental and physical health and socioeconomic status. In [...]
UNITED KINGDOM — (03-14-22) — In a shock to LGBTQ rights, the U.K.'s Privy Council ruled that LGBT people don’t have the right to marry on the Cayman Islands based on its Constitution and, it sided with a local Supreme Court's decision not to allow the practice in Bermuda. The U.K.'s Privy Council wrote in [...]
TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN — (02-14-22) — LGBT activists in Taiwan protested in the rain on Valentine’s Day on Monday against the island’s same-sex marriage law which critics say falls short of full recognition for many international same-sex couples. Under the law, Taiwanese citizens can legally wed foreigners but only from countries that also recognize same-sex [...]
SANTIAGO, CHILE – (12-08-21) – Chile makes history in the historically Catholic Country by approving a landmark law allowing same-sex marriage and gay adoptions on Tuesday. The legislation, overwhelmingly approved by parliament enables gay couples to adopt children for the first time. President Sebastián Piñera supported the bill from its conception and signed the bill [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (12-05-21) — Same-Sex married couples could receive a tax break under President Joe Biden's 'Build Back Better Plan' now in the Senate. Biden's plan would correct the injustice of federal tax law that has benefited heterosexual couples but not for same-sex couples. In fact if the bill passes, same-sex couples who were [...]
RICHLAND, WA — (11-21-21) — Last Thursday a settlement was reached after a nearly decade-old case of a Christian flower shop owner who refused service to a gay couple in Washington state. The Christian flower shop owner refused to provide the ga couple flowers for their wedding despite Washington state's anti-discrimination laws. The U.S. Supreme [...]
TOKYO, JP — (10-03-21) — LGBTQ rights activists in Japan are banking on front runner for Prime Minister Taro Kono to allow same-sex marriage to become law if elected. The Covid-19 minister and popular Prime Minister candidate has publicly supported gay marriage and said that if he became the country's next premier, he will change [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (07-02-21) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, declined to review a case over a Washington state florist's refusal to service a wedding for a same-sex couple, letting stand Washington state court's ruling that the florist engaged in unlawful discrimination over sexual orientation. The case, Arleans Flowers v. Washington, No. 19-333, began [...]